No trace of Ben Needham as cops call off dig

No trace of Ben Needham as cops call off dig

I’ve always believed that Ben’s out there somewhere and this has just confirmed it. I’ve had to think positively

Kerry Needham

The British officers have found no trace of the youngster after completing the digging operation on Kos.

Sniffer dogs and imaging equipment were used to search a site near the house where the family stayed when he vanished in 1991.

Police thought 21-month-old Ben had been accidentally buried under rubble being dumped next to the villa. His mum Kerry, who has flown back to Sheffield, has always said her son was alive. But she said: “This needed to be done for everybody’s sake.

“I’ve always believed that Ben’s out there somewhere and this has just confirmed it. I’ve had to think positively.”

Det Supt Matt Fenwick said: “It’s been a difficult, but very thorough examination of the land.”